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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Can't understand sentence in video

What does the person say at 49 seconds please? The whole sentence is hard to understand.


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2 L is sphincter-twitchingly pricey. You always pay more for larger-apertured lenses within the range.

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  • 2 L is sphincter-twitchingly pricey.
  • You always pay more for larger-apertured lenses within the range.
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A lens like the 50mm f/1.2 L is sphincter-twitchingly pricey. You always pay more for larger-apertured lenses within the range.
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Is this sentence correct English?

Besides being able to adjust the tension of the pan using the wheel, you can also stop it from panning...
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What does this mean? sphincter-twitchingly pricey
Why has the person added 'within the range'? Does that seem right to you?

Can I ask you if you can tell me if this sentence is correct in a video about photography?

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AnonymousBesides being able to adjust the tension of the pan using the wheel, you can also stop it from panning.
It's fine.
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Can you say 'Other than being able to...' or 'Aside from being able to' or 'In addition to being able to...'? Which of these is natural?
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AnonymousWhat does this mean? sphincter-twitchingly pricey
"sphincter" means **** sphincter (muscle that controls contraction/dilation of the ****). This phrase is a crude or vulgar reference to a bodily sensation accompanying shock or nervousness, in this case shock at the very high price.
AnonymousWhy has the person added 'within
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Are they interchange sometimes? because in the dictionary
Besides means : in addition
Other than means : except
Aside from means : except
But are they interchangeable a times and whi if they don't mean the same thing?

Do you play any sports other than/besides/aside from Baseball?

This was in a photography video, and I thought it was incorrect because it is missi
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I'm getting confused. At least one of my posts in this thread has disappeared, and others that weren't there before have been interposed.

"Do you play any sports other than / besides / aside from baseball?" are all possible, with little difference in meaning. It is implied that you do play baseball, so all choices pretty much mean "in addition to". In other contexts, where the name
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To me 'I like all kinds of music besides rap' means that you don't like rap yet the only definition for besides is 'in addition to'. That's weird.
So either 'other than' doesn't mean 'except' all the time or 'beside' means both 'in addition to' and 'except'?

Is this a british saying?
Can I ask you about something they said the the first video at 2:45, I think he says 'leave yours
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AnonymousTo me 'I like all kinds of music besides rap' means that you don't like rap yet the only definition for besides is 'in addition to'. That's weird.
"I like other kinds of music besides rap" definitely means that you like rap. "I like many kinds of music besides rap" also means that you like rap. Changing it to "all kinds of music", however, introduces
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